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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-26

Fire Marshal Walden yesterday received
from the east fine buggy to be used by him
in his official capacity.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-26
Bargains To-day.

Go to Robertson Bros, ~ y Main, for the
finest bifching device ever invented. See
wanted columns. l$1-tt
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-26
W Anted.

50 able-bosiiad men for Il. " s Fjnafors
Apply at. box otio. Garfield opera house thi,
morning a: Q O'Clock. 1873
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-26

Mrs Julia A Hunt who is at Silver City
IS going to the City of Mexico from whence
she will return in about three weeks.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-26

Hon. q. B. Smith, brother of J. Giles
Smith, left on return trip yesterday. He
visited Wichita and this section some days
and was highly pleased with the city
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-26

Commodore Wooiman is gaining & little
slowly his former vigor, but surely. His doc
tors think thst with care he will during the
summer bald up and regain lis wanted, old
i-,a VI,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-26

The Young Mems Hebrew Association
held Il rousing meeting Sunday afternoon at
the real estate Office of Hardy Solomon &,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-26

c. ". Nusbaum and wife Of Peabody, was
IN the city catching on to the boom, of course
called on the EAGLE
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-26

Mr.. W. T Bonuam. quite well known in
this city, at present residing il w lnGeli, was
married last week so Miss Jennie Padon, Of
WeSt Plains No
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-26

George II Thompson, Junction City; Il.
England, Emporia: Thos Hatfield, Jackson
VILE H., and J. c. LeM4s5ers were smong
yesterdays arrivals in the city.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-26

Mr.. A. J. Conway, superintendent of the
gas works, has his fine re .idence on the cor
ner OF Tenth and Wichita streets about com
plafe,;
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-26

Mr Sherwood called yesterday with ". G.
Potter of Geneva, New York. Mr. P. was
in Wichita five months ago making some in
vestments and now returns, he says, because
it was q hard matter to keep away.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-26

The following are the real estate transfers
recorded in the register Of deeds office yester-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-26

MIR. William Grafton, of Anthony, father
Of the Grafton Brothers, of this city, is Wis
iting the boys for the first time and is much
pleased with their evident success in business
here Mr. Grafton-a man of large means
and possessed Of good judgment-will make
some heavy investments ere he leaves, for
through his sons. Henry NJ. and Lyman
Beecher, he Is thoroughly posted on Wichita
property.
Yesterday afternoon A. P. Musseller while
attempting to back his horse and buggy col
lided with the wheel Of large wagon stand
Ing in front of the Main street real estate ex-
change. As consequence the wheel wal
broken and Mr.. Musseller gave up his ride
and walked with his broken wheeled vehicle
back to the stable.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-26

Among the nsw charters taken out and
filed with the secretary is the following,
which has business ring to it: "The Valley
Pressed Brick and Tile Company, of Wich-
tia; capital stock, $4,000; directors, /. r.
Newman, E. AI. Duriey and A. E. Garrison,
all of Wichita"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-26

The Wichita EAGLE announces the organ
ization there Of the Sedgwick County Ma
tional bank with Mr. John Watts as cashier.
Mr.. Watts was for years one Of Santa Fe'-
most solid citizens; for nearly twelve years
he was connected with the Second National
bank here serving most OF that time as cash
to seek lower altitude the directors and
patrons OF the institution were filed with re-
greet at his departure. Mr.. Watts and his
excellent family have multitude of warm
friends here who will be pleased to know that
he ''caught on 50 nicely back in booming
Kansas Fe New Mexican.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-26

Mr.. @. ". Skies, of the Wellington Quid
Nunc and Captain F. Il. Gilmore Of the
Wellington Standard, were taking in the
Magical Mascot yesterday under the guild
anoe Of G.. w. Blackwelder. Both gentle
men honored the EAGLE Eyre with call In
the evening
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-26

Messrs. W. G. Potter, Benz. Reed, George
Underhill and Albert Fowle started for the
great west yesterday. One of the objective
points of their trip is Hastings, Neb., al
though some Of them will take in Wichita,
Kansas. Mr.. Potter Slready has large iu-
terests there, and the Others have means TO
invest if the country ana the times strike
them just right.-Genova IN. " Adver-
fiear
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-26

Dr. J. NJ Rhoads, late OF Wichita, bat
who removed to Denver some months ego to
look after property interests in Colorado, is
developing a wonder on his holdings at Glen
wood Springs that bids fair to rival the
great Kentucky wonder Monmouth Cave.
Recently cavern was discovered in the
vicinity of No Name creek near Glenwood
Springs that promises to eclipse anything in
the natural wonder line in the west. Dr.
Rhoads is a large owner in the find.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-08-24

THE GRIP OF HABIT.-If the period
between twenty and thirty is the critical
one in the formation of intellectual and
professional habits, the period below
twenty is more important still for the fix
ing of personal habits, properly so called,
such as vocalization and pronunciation,
gesture, motion and address. Hardly ever
is language learned after twenty years
without foreign accent !; hardly ever can
a youth, transferred to the society of his
betters, unlearn the nasalty and other
vices of speech bred in him by the associa.
tion of his growing years. Hardly ever,
indeed, no matter how much money there
may be in his pocket, can he ever learn to
dress like gentleman born. The mer.
chants offer their wares as eagerly to him
as to the veriest "swell," but he simply
can't buy the right things. An invisible
law, as strong as gravitation, keeps him
within his orbit, arrayed this year as he
was last, and how his aristocratic ac-
quaintances contrive to get the things
they wear, will be for him a mystery till
his dying day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-08-24

Nor LAZY BY ANY MEANs.-There is
not so much laziness in the world as peo-
pie want to make out. We all work, but
it's always the other people who are lazy.
Now take the case of that wealthy travel
er who lived at one of our hotels. He
did not need to work. He did not work;
but what do you mean by calling man
lazy who could be the hero of this story?
He had most expensive suite of rooms
and no end of extras. A friend went up
to call on him in the forenoon and found
him just at breakfast. He was drinking
tea and eating toastand things. His man
ner was easy and deliberate. He had fin
ished the cup and he looked calmly into
it. Then he rose and walked across the
room and rung the bell: The servant
another cup of tea" Certainly. SIR"
said the waiter, and he calmly walked to
the table, took, up the teapot and poured
the tea into the cup. ''Thank YOU" said
the Englishman, and went on with his
breakfast.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-08-24

A CHANCE WORD.-Who can estimate
the value of chance word, in the sense in
which there is such thing as chance?
Upon the silence occasioned by the sudden
stopping of a street car, there fell these
words $50 long as you can contribute to
the pleasure, happiness or comfort of any
human being, you are of importance in
the world-and no longer" Whatever
may have been the object of these words,
the thought reached the hearts of a dozen
or more passengers, and it was interesting
to note the changed expressions on some
listless faces. In utter unconsciousness of
any effect of her words, the lady from
whose lips they fell, passed out into the
street. Perhaps in the great day it may
be her happiness to know that the Lord
then used her tongue for blessing to some
heart which had as yet failed to compre-
hend the meaning of it's life struggle; for
the truth she emphasized was truth which
all of US need to realize. Not our personal
enjoyment, nor yet our seeming success in
life, but our part in Gods plan for others,
is the measure of our Importance in the
World.-,Studay School Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-08-24

PLYMOUTH RoCK.-"Plymouth Rock"
which has served as text for so much
spread-eagle oratory, is an object Of histor-
ic interest, in spite of its present prosaic
surroundings. The rock, which is large
boulder of gray granite, lies imbedded
just where it was when the pilgrim band
leaped from the MaWaoaver upon it. But
the filling up of the water front for
wharves has changed the whole aspect of
the shore from what it was, and even at
high tide the rock is nearly forty feet from
the waters edge. In ITS, in the first flush
of the revolutionary enthusiasm, the citi-
zens of Plymouth removed the upper part
Of the rock to the town square. In raising
it, it split apart and the omen was consid-
cred significant of the final separation of
the colonies from the English crown. On
the Fourth of July, 1884, it was carried In
procession and deposited before Pilgrim
Hall, where it remained until September
81, 1880, when it was carried back into it's
original resting place by the water side,
covered with an arched canopy of granite,
and protected by an iron fence. The en-
trance to the enclosure is kept barred and
locked at night, and the figures 1920,
which are cut on the sloping side of the
the rock, serve to perpetuate the historic
tradition of the spot.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-08-24

one with all his virtues. The kingfsher
has been a highly-honored bird, and to
possess one of his feathers or a bit of his
skin has meant great fortune. The Tar
tars firmly believe that he who touches
beautiful woman with kingfsher's
feather will gain her love. People who
appreciate the beauty Of the fine ostrich
feathers can imagine the appearance of
helmets formed entirely of them !; and
yet they were so used by the ancients
without thought, apparently, of their or
namental value. Some old paintings show
the artists love for plumes of various
kinds; the peacock fans wave before an
eastern beauty, the long white plumes in
some hero's hat, the heron's feathers in
the saucy pages cap, while the plumes
that fall far down on the white dimpled
shoulders are depicted with prominence
they deserve. Womankind; doubtless,
will always approve of feathers-they are
graceful and becoming, adaptive and ele-
giant. And arc not these virtues suffi-
cient guarantee of their continued favor?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-08-24

par The Chinese boast of series of eclip-
ses, recorded in the annals of the nation,
extending over period of $500 years, all
of which, they affirm, were not only ob-
served, but were calculated and figured in
advance. The golden age of Chinese as
tronomy was from about 1857 to 480 3. g.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-08-24
EXTRAORDINARY SHOWERS.

From the beginning OF the present CEN
tury up to 1880, some very extraordinary
showers have been recorded. In the fifth
month of the year 1903 the kingdom OF
Leo, in Spain, was visited with shower
of peas. The botanist, Cavanilla, found
they belonged to the leguminous family,
but he was unable to determine their class.
AS an experiment, some of the seeds were
soWn in the botanic gardens at Madrid,
but without result.
Showers of blood, milk, honey, wool,
and even pieces Of flesh have been record
ed by Pliny, Livy, Solinus, and Julius
Obsequius.
During the siege of Genora, in 1774, red
ma. It was found tfat the wind had car
ried upwards quantity of red earth.
A German journal mentions rain OF
"blood" which fell on the 18th of May,
1910. 1t lasted quarter of an hour.
Chemical tests proved this rain to be COL
ored by some vegetable matter. In the
north of Europe rains of reddish yellow,
due to the bloom of the fir filling the air,
constantly occur.
An old writer states that showers Of mice
fell in Lapland and Denmark. In 1904 a
shower of frogs was recorded. During
snoWstorln in Pakroff, Russia, in 1927, q
great number of black insects, an inch
long, fell.
Showers of rats have been described in
the old magazines.
In 1866, at Stansteath, in Kent, shower
of fishes fell. An English officer stated
that in 1889 he saw fishes falling, and that
thousands of them were picked up from
the ground.
A shower of fish fell in Ross-shire in
1928, and in Islay in 1880, and more recent
ly at Wick. The fall of fish was probably
due to waterspout licking up the fish,
which were driven inland by the wind {;
and the rats, when out in a body, may
way by whirlWind.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-08-24

CHARACTER.-A strong character, one
of real power, gives signs of itself in the
outer-man-or the outer woman. But not
every man or woman has character
of sufficient force to bring the outer being
into subjection to the inner being. When
the soul is more real than the body, the
soul shows itself through the body and
stamps its impress upon the countenance.
And as the inner self makes progress,
the outer self notes the progress. What
ever the face may be to begin with, it
takes on an admirableness if an admira-
mirable character is at work on it from
within. In illustration of this truth it is
that an art critic, in speaking of the signs
of greatness which are to be brought out
by a sculptor in the face of a great man
whose representation is to be given a place
in history, has said: "Those who seek it
Alright will always find, in the face of the
truly great, that which gives dignity to
even the painest and most homely fea-
tures." Both stimulus and warning are in
the fact that we are shaping and impress
ing our features by the expression of our
characters; if, indeed, we have character
enough to express itself with any positive
ness.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-08-24
CIJRIOTTS CIOCKS.

When the Emperor, Charles ", I.
Spain, retired to the Monastery of st.
Yuste, he took with him Torriano, his
clock-maker, in order to while away the
time by constructing the movements of
clocks. So wonderful were some of the
pieces of work which they made, that the
monks would not believe any one except
the devil had hand in them, until the
machinery was shown to them by the ex-
Emperor. 1t was ordered by Charles that
when he should die all these clocks should
cease running-and it is said to be fact
that his orders were obeyed.
Another King of Spain came to Geneva
to see clock which had been made by
Droz, merchant of that city. Upon the
clock were seated shepherd, q negro, and
a dog. AS the hour was struck, the shep-
herd played upon his flute, and the dog
played gently at his feet. But, when the
King reached forth to touch an apple that
hung from a tree, under which the shep-
herd rested, the dog flew at him and bark
ed so furiously that live dog answered
him, and the whole party left in haste.
Venturing to return, one of the courtiers
asked the negro, in Spanish, what time it
was. There was no reply; but when the
question was repeated in French, an an
swer was given. This frightened the
courtier, who rejoined his companions, and
all of them voted that the clock was the
work of the evil one.
Upon the belfry of the Kauthans, in
Coblentz, there is the head of giant
bearded, and helmeted with brass. The
giants head is known as "the man in the
custom-house and whenever country
man meets citizen of Coblentz away
from that place, instead Of saying: "How
are our friends in Coblentz ?" he asks:
"How is the man in the custom-house ?"
At every stroke of the bell which sounds
the hour upon the clock, the mouth of the
giant opens and shuts with great force, as
if it were trying to say, in the words of
Longfellow: "Time was-Time is-Time
is past. t."-Popular Science Monthly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-08-24

ABOUT BIRDs.-The people of this coun-
try spend annually over 81, 600, 900 for sing
ing birds, writes New York correspond
ent. All the warbling in italian and Ger
man from behind the footlights does not
equal in cost, therefore, the twittering of
the feathered pets in gilded cages. Near
ly 100000 birds are imported into this
country every year. Two large houses on
Park row handle the majority of them,
and in talk with one of the members of
firm l was told that the finest birds we
get are the canaries from the Hartz Noun
tains in Germany. "The genuine Birds"
he said, "sell for from S. to $25 apiece, ac-
cording to their singing ability. sup
pose there are 100000 canaries imported
each year at least. Then come finches,
linnets, love birds and parrots. The rarest
bird we have had yet is the king parrot.
1t is perfect rainbow in colors, We
have only had two this year." This house
sends birds all over the country and into
Canada, besides exporting them. Virgin
ia mocking birds and red birds are very
popular in some parts of Europe and bring
fancy prices. People do not always buy
birds for their singing qualities. Some
prefer those of beautiful plumage rather
than of sweet voice. Deaf mutes always
purchase the former for instance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-08-24
ARTICLES THAT VANISH.

Much might be said about needles,
which we 60 on buying as long as we live,
yet who ever heard of any one dying
''seized," as the lawyers call it, of any in
ordinate quantity? Children do not, as
rule, inherit vast accumulations in this
way, but buy for themselves; and what in
wonders name becomes of them, for who
does not know that the number we lose Is
out of all proportion to the number wa
break? Yet it is difficult to keep needle
book full, but for this possibly other rea-
sons may be found.
Brooches and trinkets and such small
gear may, presumably, when lost or mis-
sing, pass from hand to hand until they
are worn out, or broken, or useless. Gold
ornaments may be melted and remelted,
but precious stones suffer no change; their
number should be constantly augmenting,
and one would think by this time they
would be as plentiful as pebbles. But it is
not so. Some of US may indeed have
enough, but whoever confessed to owning
too many? Most people have none.
Every year they are dug out of the mine,
or otherwise discovered. The merchants
are always buying them in immense guam
since the world began, and still the great
ct vi ulc
so much as one of them. Innumerable
must they, by this time, be; but to how
many people do not the shop windows
limit all they know of precious stones.
There is no end to the demand; no end
it would seem to the supply. 1t has al
ways been so, and the Invention of ma
chinery has made it 80. A large number
of things in use are, as we have said, prac-
tically indestructible fresh material is
always being used, and yet where are the
things nolonger in use-the pots and pans,
the cups and saucers, the toys of our child
hood, the pins and needles of our ripper
years. "This way" we begin to think,
"madness lies" At Rome, beyond the
gates, is hill $50 feet in height; it is
said to be composed entirely of broken
crooks and earthenware; yet modern times
have not added to its accumulated stores.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-08-24

FEATHERS AND THEIR TRADITIONS.-
Who can imagine gallant cavalier of we
olden time going off to war without a
waving plume in his cap? Why, its alb
sence would so entirely mar the effect that
the knight would scarcely seem worth
ones admiration Long before the age
of chivalry quaint ideas were extant re-
garding feathers, and some of our we'll
known sayings owe their origin to waving
plumes. "To plume ones self' comes from
the Hungarians who placed in their caps a
feather for each Turk killed, and therefore
was decorated according to valor. The
use of the white feather as sign of with
drawing from a contest or as truce un-
doubtedly arose from the fact that in leav-
ing the field the white feathers were the
most easily seen. The sending of a white
feather to one intending fighting meant
usually warning from some friend that
discretion would be the better part of valor
The question has often been asked why
the feathers of a peacock, beautiful as they
are, have the reputation of bringing bad
luck to the wearer. The East Indians and
the North American Indians believe that
feathers endoW their owners with the vices
or virtues of the bird from which they are
plucked, and as the peacock is vain, AFRO
giant and greedy, he can scarcely endow
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-08-24
BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

Sometime, somewhere, we came across
an article giving advice to brothers con-
cerning their sisters, which so struck us
that we cut it out, and we give it entire,
hoping that our young folkwill read itand
heed it:
"Young men seldom realize how happy
they can make their sisters by small acts
of courtesy. How many brothers offer to
their sisters the little attentions which
they instinctively give to other girls or
women? Nay, how many are there who
do not feel themselves justified in venting
upon their sisters the irritated feelings
which they have felt obliged to conceal in
their intercourse with the world? A
brother who would not rob his sister of
the very least of her rig ghts will yet inf1ict
upon her the grave and almost irreparable
wrong of rudeness-a wrong as irreparable
hurts grievously and lastingly, and what
man is worthy OF the name who hurts
woman? Brothers do not realize how far
a want of courteous conduct at home may
20 to wreck their sisters future lives.
They wonder at the unaccountable liking
Of girls for men whom the brothers know
to be unworthy whose very atten-
tions they feel to be almost an insult to a
woman's good sense. DO they not see
that it is the courtesy of these men-their
company manners if you please-which
makes them agreeable to woman? Wo-
men so seldom have high standard Of
manhood! They so seldom see the best of
the men they know best. How should
they not be deceived, and mistake that
outside veneer Of courtesy which makes
pleasant the present hour for that inward
truth of character which shall be a bene
diction to all their future lives? Brothers,
if you would have your sisters love wor-
thily, let them at least be accustomed to
gentle manners, that when they see them
with strangers they may not be so dazzled
as to become incapable of distinguishing
true man from a sham."